This is my sign to take a break from thrillers. This book does leave you in a deep and disturbed after-effect state. The way, all the information were present and narrated in such a way, thinking we readers knew all (it is there on the cover page but still the book have a whole another way to blow your mind), and this is where, I generally think I got it figured but end up fooled. (I might be right about some things though) but this book, despite it is there in front of your eyes, It is hard to tell, until that moment/scene arrives. As much as unsettling and mindblown I am by the book, I couldn't help but admire the author's writing style. I am definitely not done with author just yet.✨️

I knew Ann Liang books would never disappoint, and I needed a genre shift. Compared to her other books, this one felt a little too fast-paced. There are wholesome moments, but I felt like before I could fully get to know the characters, it was already over. Then, I realized it is because this book has less trauma (I mean, the characters do have trauma), but because the book is fast-paced, it didn't allow me to linger on the feelings surrounding the characters' trauma. So there is this incomplete feeling when it comes to getting to know the characters.The trauma wasn't as deeply rooted as in her other books (that's what I am trying to say). However, it is impossible not to love this wholesome book.

This is the first time I ever read the book and watched the movie adaptation while it was on. It would usually be before the hype started or after it died down. That's how good the book and the movie were. Huge thanks to my annoying sis who pestered me to watch the movie (so I went in without even watching the trailers, and I didn't know it was a sci-fi), and I am glad because only that way was I able to feel the impact in full. I read the book after I watched the movie, despite that, the book had its own way of surprising me. This movie and book are just an emotion I can't quite put into words. All I can say to conclude is that it is a once in a lifetime experience, both as a book and as a movie. So if anyone hasn't watched it yet, please do! Every second is worth it.